PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 16, 2024
More than 3,500 acres of land across the state will be protected through a state conservation program, the governor’s office announced Monday. The land, which includes farmland, working waterfronts and undeveloped areas for recreation and wildlife habitats between Berwick and Hancock, will be preserved using $3.8 million from the Land for Maine’s Future Program. Since 1987 LMF has conserved more than 542,000 acres of land, created 100 miles of coastal access, preserved 42 farms and 9,819 acres of farmland, conserved 30 working waterfront properties and converted 158 miles of former railroad corridors to recreational trails